Gurcharan Das
Acclaimed Author & Former MD, P&G Worldwide (Strategic Planning)
Gurcharan Das (born June 9, 1946), is an Indian author, consultant and public intellectual. He is a columnist for The Times of India and other newspapers. Currently he is a venture capitalist and a consultant to Industry and Indian government. Gurcharan Das is the author of India Unbound, an international bestseller which has been filmed by the BBC. He writes regularly for the Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar and occasionally for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Time. His novel, A Fine Family, is being made into a film by Sham Benegal. Three English plays consists of the award winning, Larins Sahib, which was presented at the Edinburgh Festival, Mira which was premiered off-Broadway, and 9 Jakhoo Hill, currently running in India. He has recently published a series of essays titled The Elephant Paradigm. Gurcharan Das graduated with honors from Harvard University in Philosophy and Politics. He later attended Harvard Business School (AMP), where he is featured in three case studies. He was CEO of Procter & Gamble India, retiring as Vice President and Managing Director, Procter & Gamble Worldwide. Prior to P&G, he was Chairman and MD of Richardson Hindustan Limited. He took early retirement in 1995 to become a full time writer. He has served on the juries of the McKinsey award for the best Harvard Review Article (2005) and $500,000 Milton Friedman prize (2004). Having chalked out his life graph, he quit at the age of 50. In 1995, after a 30-year career in 6 countries, he took an early retirement to become a full-time writer. He writes a regular column on Sundays for the “Times of India” and “Dainik Bhaskar” and occasional guest columns for the “Wall Street Journal,” “Financial Times” and “Time” magazine. His recent books include India Unbound and The Elephant Paradigm. India Unbound has been published in many countries and languages and filmed by the BBC. His novel “A fine family” is being adapted for television. His plays have been performed in many cities in India as well as Off-Broadway in New York.